It's coming up to a year when I found the 'bloody lump.' It's weird, because just 6 weeks before I found it, I was on an amazing 40th birthday celebratory reunion trip to Beijing with 4 of my closest friends from university days.
I distinctly remember, on a number of occasions on that trip, thinking to myself - 'something is going to happen to one of us soon.' I didn't know what it was, I didn't know who it would happen to...but I knew it was going to be bad.
I have no idea why I thought that, but on the plane on the way home, I thought 'If something bad happens to me, at least I've spent a fabulous week in a memorable place with my dearest friends...'
A few weeks later, I found the lump and made an appointment with a GP. Two days before the appointment, I played hockey with all my hockey pals. I remember thinking, 'This will be my last game.'
I've just come home from the leisure centre where I've spent the last hour whacking a plastic puck around the main hall - with my hockey pals again. I had 10 months away...but it wasn't my last game.
And y'know what, on 10th December 2010, I am meeting all my uni friends again - not Beijing this time - but Birmingham - where we did our PE degrees. (Yes- you can do a degree in leaping around!) We intend to get hammered, eat curry and visit all our old haunts and the revolting houses we called home.
One of my uni pals is travelling all the way from Australia to meet up with us again. Its not far for me on the train from Newcastle to Birmingham, but oh - how far I've travelled this year....
On that weekend, it will be exactly one year since the GP said 'I need to refer you...you need to prepare yourself...have you got support...etc...' With that in mind, I will raise my glass, thank my family, my friends and celebrate my wonderful life. Viva La Vida.
Shents darling...
ReplyDeleteLovely video and I know it may sound weird but as well as skinheads I have a thing for eyebrows - especially when they are raised on cute singers - look at 1.59 and see if you get it!?? Am I odd or wot!
Anyways been a hermit and will be back in a couple of days...things are backing up on the CR so need to sort stuff out.
As usual your words are poetry - I can see another book coming :-)
Much Love
T xx
That was a pretty spectacular eyebrow movement! I'll have to practice that one - bit tricky a few months ago when I didn't have any!
ReplyDeleteNo prob being a hermit, Tony - even you need to put yourself to the front of the queue at times and look after yourself for a change.
On that note - how are you doing, and have you heard how our lovely Carole is in the last few days? Things seem to have gone quiet there so I hope she's ok.
Much love to you, Tony
Shents xxxx
Ha..
ReplyDeleteNot doing so good my friend - spoke with a Harley Street specialist this evening as a second opinion and he gave me a few more options to prolong my life in the form of drugs but not a cure that I was blindly hoping for...I am a little lost right now but will soon get back on the horse.
I got a text from James and updated Caroles stream on CR..there is also a new update on her blog...all is looking good for our dear friend.
Much Love and Viva La Vida
T xxx
What an amazing kid I've got, and what a lucky Dad I am. I'm bealing again
ReplyDeleteThis was a lovely blog postt
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